Definition of Acute myelocytic leukemia

1. Noun. Acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Acute Myelocytic Leukemia

acute leukaemia
acute leukemia
acute lobar nephrosis
acute lower GI haemorrhage
acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
acute lymphocytic leukaemia
acute lymphocytic leukemia
acute malaria
acute mania
acute membranous gingivitis
acute miliary tuberculosis
acute monocytic leukaemia
acute mountain sickness
acute myeloblastic leukaemia
acute myelocytic leukemia (current term)
acute myelogenous leukaemia
acute myeloid leukaemia
acute myeloid leukemia
acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis
acute necrotizing encephalitis
acute necrotizing haemorrhagic encephalomyelitis
acute necrotizing haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis
acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
acute nephritic syndrome
acute nephritis
acute nephrosis
acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia
acute organic brain syndrome

Literary usage of Acute myelocytic leukemia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1903)
"Contrary to the view formerly entertained, there can scarcely be any doubt of the occurrence of cases of acute myelocytic leukemia, rare though they be. ..."

2. Clinical pathology of the blood: A Treatise on the General Principles and by James Ewing (1903)
"In acute myelocytic leukemia, however, this rule may fai l and both the numbers and proportions of myelocytes may not exceed those seen by Engel in fatal ..."

3. Optimality: The Second Erich L. Lehmann Symposium by Javier Rojo (2006)
"The categories were as follows: acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) low-risk and AML high-risk. ..."

4. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1904)
"... acute myelocytic leukemia . f'0'2 Empyema, Treatment of . . 54J Endometrium, Action of Caustics on the . ..."

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